
Acting
Birthday: July 26, 1884 (141)
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 – November 25, 1963) was an American actor who worked in stage productions, television and movies. His most famous role was as the elderly Juror #9 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men, the role he originated in a 1954 Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation.
Known For
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12 Angry Men (1957)Age: 73as Juror 9
If You Knew Elizabeth (1957)Age: 73as Mr Owen
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)Age: 72as Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)Age: 72as Edward M. Schultz
The Petrified Forest (1955)Age: 71as Gramps
Twelve Angry Men (1954)Age: 70as Juror #9
Outside the Wall (1950)Age: 66as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)Age: 64as Mr Barger
Studio One (1948)Age: 64as Juror #9
The Philadelphia Story (1940)Age: 56as Butler (uncredited)
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